Brad Walker (athlete)
Walker at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics
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| Born | June 21, 1981 |
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| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) |
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| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Pole Vault |
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Medal record
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Brad Walker (born June 21, 1981 in Aberdeen, South Dakota) is an American pole vaulter. He is the American recordholder and was the 2007 World Champion in the event.
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High school
Walker attended University High School in Spokane, Washington and competed in football and track and field. In track, Walker was coached by Reg Hulbert and won All-Greater Spokane League honors following his senior season.[citation needed] Walker graduated from University High School in 1999 with a 3.89 GPA.[citation needed]
Collegiate and professional career
Walker attended the University of Washington, where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity. While there, he became NCAA indoor pole vault champion twice and four-time NCAA All-American under Coach Pat Licari. In 2005 he became both indoor and outdoor National Champion.
Perhaps not among the favorites in the 2005 World Championships, Walker nonetheless won the silver medal with 5.75. Two weeks later in Rieti he set a new personal best of 5.96. In 2006 he won the World Indoor Championships in Moscow with a jump of 5.80meters. In July 2006, at Jockgrim, Germany, Brad Walker, cleared 6 meters, the best performance of the year, in a pole vault competition. He won the gold in the world championships on 1 September 2007. On 8 June 2008 Walker jumped in Eugene to a new personal and American record with 6.04.[1] Walker qualified for the 2008 Olympics, but failed to clear a height in the preliminary rounds.
Walker retained his US championship title in 2009, even though his status as reigning World Champion gave him a bye into the 2009 World Championships in Athletics.[2]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Walker reached the final but finished 12th with a 5.50m vault.[3]
See also
References
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- ↑ Morse, Parker (2009-06-28). World season leads for Demus and Merritt as team takes shape in Eugene - USA Champs, Day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2009-06-30.
- ↑ http://www.olympic.org/olympic-results/london-2012/athletics/pole-vault-m
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| Preceded by | Men's Pole Vault Best Year Performance 2006 – 2008 |
Succeeded by Renaud Lavillenie |
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World Indoor Champions in men's pole vault
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- Articles with unsourced statements from June 2008
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- 1981 births
- Living people
- American pole vaulters
- Male pole vaulters
- American people of English descent
- People from Aberdeen, South Dakota
- Olympic track and field athletes of the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- University of Washington alumni
- World Championships in Athletics medalists
- American sportsmen
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for the United States
